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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 192-195 |
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Procalcitonin as predictor of bowel injury in penetrating abdominal injury
Ayad Khani Maikhan, Ali Rodan Shuwelif, Haider Salim Mihson
Department of Surgery, Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ali Rodan Shuwelif
Al.Kindy Teaching Hospital, Baghdad
Iraq
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/mj.mj_47_22
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Background: Diagnosis of bowel injury may be considered one of the difficulties in penetrating abdominal trauma. Aim of the Study: The aim of this study is to estimate the predictive ability of procalcitonin in diagnosing bowel injury in multiply injured patients. Patient and Methods: In a cross-sectional study at the Emergency Department of Al-Kindy teaching hospital over 1 year, patients were had penetrating abdominal trauma, and measurement of procalcitonin to all participants to estimate its predictive ability. Results: Procalcitonin was found to be a single independent predictor of bowel perforation with sensitivity of 90.3%, specificity of 80.6%, and cutoff point of 4.5 ng/ml. Conclusion: Procalcitonin level of more than 4.5 ng/ml in cases of penetrating abdominal injury may be considered an aiding predictor for bowel perforation, thus shifting the treatment toward surgical intervention. |
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